1952β53 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion | |
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 25β6 (8β2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1952β53 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1952-53 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-American player Tom Marshall. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament and were invited to the 1953 National Invitation Tournament. [2] During this period, the NIT was considered on par with the NCAA tournament. [3] [4] Art Spoelstra joined Marshall on the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams. [5]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/29/1952* |
at Kentucky Wesleyan | W 76β62 | 1β0 |
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY | |||||||
12/2/1952 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 87β57 | 2β0 (1-0) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
12/8/1952 |
Morehead State | W 56β33 | 3β0 (2-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/13/1952 |
at Morehead State | W 79β66 | 4β0 (3-0) |
Button Auditorium Morehead, KY | |||||||
12/16/1952* |
No. 11 | at Cincinnati | W 77β76 | 5β0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/18/1952* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 4 Seton Hall | L 74β77 | 5β1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
12/20/1952* |
No. 11 | at Saint Joseph's (PA) | W 88β83 | 6β1 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/29/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 20
Idaho All-College Tournament |
L 60β75 | 6β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/30/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 8
Tulsa All-College Tournament |
W 79β70 | 7β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/31/1952* |
No. 10 | vs.
Penn State All-College Tournament |
W 91β78 | 8β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
1/3/1953* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure | W 94β63 | 9β2 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1/8/1953* |
No. 10 | Cincinnati | W 84β76 | 10β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/10/1953 |
No. 10 | Murray State | W 62β57 | 11β2 (4-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/13/1953 |
No. 10 | Tennessee Tech | W 99β61 | 12β2 (5-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/17/1953 |
No. 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69β78 | 12β3 (5-1) |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | ||||||
1/22/1953* |
No. 12 | at Miami | W 98β56 | 13β3 |
Miami, FL | ||||||
1/24/1953* |
No. 12 | at Loyola (LA) | W 84β75 | 14β3 |
New Orleans, LA | ||||||
1/26/1953* |
No. 12 | Tampa | W 117β58 | 15β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/31/1953* |
No. 9 | Tampa | W 104β56 | 16β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/2/1953* |
No. 9 | Bowling Green State | W 71β60 | 17β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/4/1953* |
No. 8 | Dayton | W 88β77 | 18β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/7/1953 |
No. 8 | No. 15 Eastern Kentucky | W 86β76 | 19β3 (6-1) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/9/1953* |
No. 8 | Loyola (LA) | W 92β67 | 20β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/14/1953 |
No. 9 | at Murray State | L 67β77 | 20β4 (6-2) |
Carr Health Building Murray, KY | ||||||
2/17/1953 |
No. 9 | Middle Tennessee | W 95β57 | 21β4 (7-2) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/19/1953 |
No. 9 | at Tennessee Tech | W 74β61 | 22β4 (8-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | ||||||
2/21/1953* |
No. 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 108β69 | 23β4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/23/1953* |
No. 8 | vs. Bowling Green State | L 82β86 | 23β5 |
Bowling Green, OH | ||||||
1953 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/27/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. Morehead State OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 76β65 | 24β5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
2/28/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Final |
W 70β60 | 25β5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1953 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/10/1953* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 11
Duquesne NIT Quarterfinal |
L 61β69 | 25β6 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
|
The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney
1952β53 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
---|---|
OVC Tournament Champion | |
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 25β6 (8β2 OVC) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1952β53 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1952-53 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-American player Tom Marshall. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament and were invited to the 1953 National Invitation Tournament. [2] During this period, the NIT was considered on par with the NCAA tournament. [3] [4] Art Spoelstra joined Marshall on the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams. [5]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/29/1952* |
at Kentucky Wesleyan | W 76β62 | 1β0 |
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY | |||||||
12/2/1952 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 87β57 | 2β0 (1-0) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
12/8/1952 |
Morehead State | W 56β33 | 3β0 (2-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/13/1952 |
at Morehead State | W 79β66 | 4β0 (3-0) |
Button Auditorium Morehead, KY | |||||||
12/16/1952* |
No. 11 | at Cincinnati | W 77β76 | 5β0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/18/1952* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 4 Seton Hall | L 74β77 | 5β1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
12/20/1952* |
No. 11 | at Saint Joseph's (PA) | W 88β83 | 6β1 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/29/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 20
Idaho All-College Tournament |
L 60β75 | 6β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/30/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 8
Tulsa All-College Tournament |
W 79β70 | 7β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/31/1952* |
No. 10 | vs.
Penn State All-College Tournament |
W 91β78 | 8β2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
1/3/1953* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure | W 94β63 | 9β2 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1/8/1953* |
No. 10 | Cincinnati | W 84β76 | 10β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/10/1953 |
No. 10 | Murray State | W 62β57 | 11β2 (4-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/13/1953 |
No. 10 | Tennessee Tech | W 99β61 | 12β2 (5-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/17/1953 |
No. 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69β78 | 12β3 (5-1) |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | ||||||
1/22/1953* |
No. 12 | at Miami | W 98β56 | 13β3 |
Miami, FL | ||||||
1/24/1953* |
No. 12 | at Loyola (LA) | W 84β75 | 14β3 |
New Orleans, LA | ||||||
1/26/1953* |
No. 12 | Tampa | W 117β58 | 15β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/31/1953* |
No. 9 | Tampa | W 104β56 | 16β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/2/1953* |
No. 9 | Bowling Green State | W 71β60 | 17β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/4/1953* |
No. 8 | Dayton | W 88β77 | 18β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/7/1953 |
No. 8 | No. 15 Eastern Kentucky | W 86β76 | 19β3 (6-1) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/9/1953* |
No. 8 | Loyola (LA) | W 92β67 | 20β3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/14/1953 |
No. 9 | at Murray State | L 67β77 | 20β4 (6-2) |
Carr Health Building Murray, KY | ||||||
2/17/1953 |
No. 9 | Middle Tennessee | W 95β57 | 21β4 (7-2) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/19/1953 |
No. 9 | at Tennessee Tech | W 74β61 | 22β4 (8-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | ||||||
2/21/1953* |
No. 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 108β69 | 23β4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/23/1953* |
No. 8 | vs. Bowling Green State | L 82β86 | 23β5 |
Bowling Green, OH | ||||||
1953 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/27/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. Morehead State OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 76β65 | 24β5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
2/28/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Final |
W 70β60 | 25β5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1953 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/10/1953* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 11
Duquesne NIT Quarterfinal |
L 61β69 | 25β6 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
|
The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney